Section 0400-44-01-.02 - GOALS AND OBJECTIVES(1) The primary objective of the Abandoned Lands Reclamation Program is the protection of public health, safety, general welfare and property from the adverse effects of past mining practices.(2) Socio-Economic Objectives include:(a) the utilization, whenever possible, of the services of local contractors for reclamation work.(b) the improvement of the local forest and agricultural economy by putting abandoned mine land back into production.(c) the preservation of historical, cultural, and archaeological resources that have been affected or threatened by past mining practices by applying reclamation treatment that is compatible with these resources.(3) Recreation Objectives include: (a) the restoration of recreational areas adversely affected by past mining to as near their undisturbed condition as possible.(b) the coordination of reclamation activities and project areas with those of other state and federal agencies concerned with recreational areas affected by abandoned mine lands.(4) Flora and Fauna Objectives include:(a) the restoration or enhancement of the adversely affected habitats of plants and animals to a condition equal to or greater than their premining condition, with particular attention to the habitats of endangered or threatened species of plants and animals.(b) the coordination of abandoned mine land reclamation activities with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.(c) the avoidance to the fullest extent practicable of any significant adverse impacts to fish or wildlife species or their habitats as a result of reclamation activities.(5) A major objective of the AML Program will be to control toxic runoff that is a result of past mining practices.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-44-01-.02
Original rule filed April 9, 2013; effective July 8, 2013. Rule renumbered from0400-01-24.Authority: T.C.A. §§59-8-324 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.